Takuya Kanbara
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is the main character in the Digimon
anime
series "Digimon Frontier
". In this series, a group of chosen human children are given the ability to turn into Digimon
. Takuya is the leader of this group, and is given the "Spirits of Flame" at the beginning of the series. He is in the fifth grade (sixth grade in the dubbed version).
.
Takuya begins the series as a typical "goggle boy", (only he wears a hat underneath his gray and square goggles)—energetic and athletic, but tending to act without thinking and very stubborn. He has a strong sense of justice, and tries to use his power to do what he believes is right. His hot-headed personality often leads to him arguing with Koji Minamoto
, another of Digimon Frontier
's main characters. However, they learn to respect each other toward the middle of the series, after their first encounter with Duskmon, and become good friends and partners in battle. He acts like an older brother to Tommy Himi
, who reminds him of his real brother Shinya.
Takuya also makes an appearance in a special chapter of the Digimon manga
V-Tamer 01
, where he teams up with Tai to fight Metamormon.
as Agunimon.
", the Hindu
god of fire. His original, Japanese name is Agnimon.
Agunimon appears in the very first episode of Digimon Frontier
, "All Aboard", when Takuya first finds and uses the Human Spirit of Flame. Takuya was the first human to assume a Digimon
form, and in his first battle defeated Ultimate leveled Digimon Cerberusmon. Takuya continues to use this form in many other battles against the evil members of the Legendary Warriors. Later, when Takuya gains the ability to assume more powerful forms, this form is used less and less in battle. Even though this remains his most used form.
with its power. He almost deleted Tommy Himi
in this form until a tear drop from Tommy landed on his eye. It wasn't until Gigasmon kidnapped Tommy
that Takuya gained the courage to use his beast spirit's power to defeat Gigasmon. This is a non-true type of Greymon as he exists as a Greymon solely in the dubbed versions of the series. His true, non-dubbed name is Vritramon.
His name originates from "Ardhanari
svara," a deity in Hinduism
formed from the fusion of Shiva
and Shakti
, representing a combination of masculinity and femininity. "Aldamon" is a corruption of his original Japanese name.
. Takuya first becomes EmperorGreymon when he and Koji
are fighting against the corrupted Cherubimon at the Rose Morning Star. There, EmperorGreymon delivers the final blow to Cherubimon after he impales him in the forehead with his sword. He also fights Dynasmon many times in this form.
The sword EmperorGreymon wields is called the "Dragon Soul Sword" (龍魂剣 Ryuugonken).
are fused together, and possesses the combined powers of all 10 Legendary Warriors. The name "Susanoomon" comes from the Shinto
Storms God Susanoo
. He somewhat resembles Omnimon from the first season. He's by far the strongest of the Legendary Warriors, and the only Digimon in the series strong enough to fight Lucemon (in both of his modes).
When Koichi
sacrificed himself to save the others from Lucemon Chaos Mode, he gave his Spirits of Darkness to his brother Koji. Takuya and Koji
then brought all twenty Spirits together and became Susanoomon. In this form, they fought against Lucemon twice - the first time against Lucemon Chaos Mode, and then again to stop Lucemon Shadow Lord Mode from entering the human world. In this second fight against Lucemon, all five children combined to form Susanoomon and was able to penetrate the shadow-sphere where Lucemon Larva was hiding. In the final battle, Susanoomon managed to shatter the shadow-sphere, destroy Lucemon Shadow Lord Mode, and then split into the 10 separate Legendary Warriors and destroyed Lucemon for good.
Susanoomon bears a somewhat of a resemblance to Omnimon—his left hand has EmperorGreymon's head and his right hand has the head of MagnaGarurumon, similar to Omnimon's left and right hands bearing the heads of MetalGarurumon and WarGreymon.
Digimon
, short for , is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga and video games. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.-Conception and...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series "Digimon Frontier
Digimon Frontier
is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary characters, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the...
". In this series, a group of chosen human children are given the ability to turn into Digimon
Digimon (creature)
Digimon are fictional creatures from the Japanese Digimon media franchise. They are central to several anime series and films, manga, video games and other merchandise. The word "Digimon" is invariable in the plural, and stands for "Digital Monster"...
. Takuya is the leader of this group, and is given the "Spirits of Flame" at the beginning of the series. He is in the fifth grade (sixth grade in the dubbed version).
Description
Takuya's story starts when he receives a mysterious SMS message on his mobile phone one afternoon, on his brother's birthday, conveniently. The message instructs him to go to a subway station, where a Trailmon took him and four other human children into the Digital WorldDigital World
The Digital World is a fictional universe featured in the Digimon media franchise. In Digimon anime, manga, video games, and other related merchandise, the Digital World is a parallel universe to Earth that was made from computer data originating in Earth's communication...
.
Takuya begins the series as a typical "goggle boy", (only he wears a hat underneath his gray and square goggles)—energetic and athletic, but tending to act without thinking and very stubborn. He has a strong sense of justice, and tries to use his power to do what he believes is right. His hot-headed personality often leads to him arguing with Koji Minamoto
Koji Minamoto
is a main character in the Digimon anime series "Digimon Frontier". In this series, a group of chosen human children were given the ability to turn into Digimon.-Description:Koji was the child chosen to wield the Spirit of Light...
, another of Digimon Frontier
Digimon Frontier
is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary characters, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the...
's main characters. However, they learn to respect each other toward the middle of the series, after their first encounter with Duskmon, and become good friends and partners in battle. He acts like an older brother to Tommy Himi
Tommy Himi
Tommy Himi, known in Japan as "Tommy" , is a main character in the Digimon anime series Digimon Frontier. In this series, a group of chosen human children were given the ability to turn into Digimon.-Description:...
, who reminds him of his real brother Shinya.
Takuya also makes an appearance in a special chapter of the Digimon manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
V-Tamer 01
Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01
was the first and longest-running Digimon manga, printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine. Starting on November 21, 1998, it ran to fifty-eight chapters and ended on August 21, 2003. This manga introduces the character of Taichi - although he is not the same Taichi that features in the Digimon...
, where he teams up with Tai to fight Metamormon.
Flamemon
Flamemon is Agunimon and BurningGreymon's rookie form. When Takuya returns to the human world after his first encounter with Duskmon, he becomes this half-beast, half-human Digimon. In this form, he could not utilize his true power because his fighting spirit had been destroyed. However, after seeing himself in a time paradox, he overcame his fear and returned to the Digital WorldDigital World
The Digital World is a fictional universe featured in the Digimon media franchise. In Digimon anime, manga, video games, and other related merchandise, the Digital World is a parallel universe to Earth that was made from computer data originating in Earth's communication...
as Agunimon.
Agunimon
This is the Digimon form that Takuya becomes when he uses the Human Spirit of Flame. The name "Agunimon" comes from "AgniAgni
Agni is a Hindu deity, one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. The sacrifices made to Agni go to the deities because Agni is a messenger from and to the other gods...
", the Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
god of fire. His original, Japanese name is Agnimon.
Agunimon appears in the very first episode of Digimon Frontier
Digimon Frontier
is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary characters, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the...
, "All Aboard", when Takuya first finds and uses the Human Spirit of Flame. Takuya was the first human to assume a Digimon
Digimon
, short for , is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga and video games. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.-Conception and...
form, and in his first battle defeated Ultimate leveled Digimon Cerberusmon. Takuya continues to use this form in many other battles against the evil members of the Legendary Warriors. Later, when Takuya gains the ability to assume more powerful forms, this form is used less and less in battle. Even though this remains his most used form.
BurningGreymon
BurningGreymon is the form Takuya assumes when he uses the Beast Spirit of Flame. Takuya first obtained this Spirit from a Shamanmon, who had been possessed by the spirit's wild power. At first, Takuya also had problems controlling this Beast Spirit, and even attempted to destroy the other DigiDestinedDigiDestined
are the major heroes in the Digimon media franchise who have been chosen by certain beings to protect the Digital World, a plane which originated from data produced by Earth's telecommunications networks. This plane is often beset by evil forces, and is closely linked to Earth; saving the Digital...
with its power. He almost deleted Tommy Himi
Tommy Himi
Tommy Himi, known in Japan as "Tommy" , is a main character in the Digimon anime series Digimon Frontier. In this series, a group of chosen human children were given the ability to turn into Digimon.-Description:...
in this form until a tear drop from Tommy landed on his eye. It wasn't until Gigasmon kidnapped Tommy
Tommy Himi
Tommy Himi, known in Japan as "Tommy" , is a main character in the Digimon anime series Digimon Frontier. In this series, a group of chosen human children were given the ability to turn into Digimon.-Description:...
that Takuya gained the courage to use his beast spirit's power to defeat Gigasmon. This is a non-true type of Greymon as he exists as a Greymon solely in the dubbed versions of the series. His true, non-dubbed name is Vritramon.
Aldamon
By combining the Human and Beast Spirits of Fire, Takuya can become Aldamon, known as Ardhamon in the Japanese version. Many of Agunimon and BurningGreymon's features can be recognized in Aldamon. Takuya obtains the power to combine his two spirits when he received energy from Seraphimon's Power during his fight with ShadowSeraphimon. Using this form he defeated Mercurymon as ShadowSeraphimon (retrieving Seraphimon's Fractal Code and returning it to him allowing him to be reborn as Patamon), defeats Mercurymon by punching his fist through his chest, and then finishes him off as Sakkakumon once the others manage to freeze his spheres, finally destroying him. He also aids Beowulfmon in battle against Duskmon and Velgemon and the two finally defeat him and free Koichi from the control of his evil Spirits.His name originates from "Ardhanari
Ardhanari
Ardhanarishvara , is a composite androgynous form of the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati . Ardhanarishvara is depicted as half male and half female, split down the middle...
svara," a deity in Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
formed from the fusion of Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
and Shakti
Shakti
Shakti from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism. Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes...
, representing a combination of masculinity and femininity. "Aldamon" is a corruption of his original Japanese name.
EmperorGreymon
Takuya attains this form, known as KaiserGreymon in the original Japanese version, when he Unifies the Spirits of Flame, Ice, Wind, Earth and Wood. EmperorGreymon looks similar to WarGreymon from Digimon AdventureDigimon Adventure
is a Japanese animated television series created in 1999 by Toei Animation based on the Digimon virtual pet made by Bandai. It is the first series of the Digimon anime "metaseries"...
. Takuya first becomes EmperorGreymon when he and Koji
Koji Minamoto
is a main character in the Digimon anime series "Digimon Frontier". In this series, a group of chosen human children were given the ability to turn into Digimon.-Description:Koji was the child chosen to wield the Spirit of Light...
are fighting against the corrupted Cherubimon at the Rose Morning Star. There, EmperorGreymon delivers the final blow to Cherubimon after he impales him in the forehead with his sword. He also fights Dynasmon many times in this form.
The sword EmperorGreymon wields is called the "Dragon Soul Sword" (龍魂剣 Ryuugonken).
Susanoomon
Susanoomon is created when all twenty spirits left by the Ancient WarriorsAncient Warriors
The are a fictional group from the Digimon anime series Digimon Frontier. These Ancient Warriors were the original Legendary Warriors of the Digital World, and are the group which saved the Ancient Digital World by defeating Lucemon prior to the events of Digimon Frontier...
are fused together, and possesses the combined powers of all 10 Legendary Warriors. The name "Susanoomon" comes from the Shinto
Shinto
or Shintoism, also kami-no-michi, is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. It is a set of practices, to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written...
Storms God Susanoo
Susanoo
, also known as is the Shinto god of the sea and storms. He is also considered to be ruler of Yomi.-Myths:In Japanese mythology, Susanoo, the powerful storm of Summer, is the brother of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, and of Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon. All three were born from Izanagi, when...
. He somewhat resembles Omnimon from the first season. He's by far the strongest of the Legendary Warriors, and the only Digimon in the series strong enough to fight Lucemon (in both of his modes).
When Koichi
Koichi Kimura
is a fictional character in the anime series Digimon Frontier.Koichi is the final member to join the team. He was chosen to wield the Spirits of Darkness that hold AncientSphinxmon's power.-Description:...
sacrificed himself to save the others from Lucemon Chaos Mode, he gave his Spirits of Darkness to his brother Koji. Takuya and Koji
Koji Minamoto
is a main character in the Digimon anime series "Digimon Frontier". In this series, a group of chosen human children were given the ability to turn into Digimon.-Description:Koji was the child chosen to wield the Spirit of Light...
then brought all twenty Spirits together and became Susanoomon. In this form, they fought against Lucemon twice - the first time against Lucemon Chaos Mode, and then again to stop Lucemon Shadow Lord Mode from entering the human world. In this second fight against Lucemon, all five children combined to form Susanoomon and was able to penetrate the shadow-sphere where Lucemon Larva was hiding. In the final battle, Susanoomon managed to shatter the shadow-sphere, destroy Lucemon Shadow Lord Mode, and then split into the 10 separate Legendary Warriors and destroyed Lucemon for good.
Susanoomon bears a somewhat of a resemblance to Omnimon—his left hand has EmperorGreymon's head and his right hand has the head of MagnaGarurumon, similar to Omnimon's left and right hands bearing the heads of MetalGarurumon and WarGreymon.
Trivia
- Takuya's theme-song is called: "Salamander", and is sung by his Japanese seiyuu, Junko TakeuchiJunko Takeuchiis a Japanese voice actress employed by Love Live.Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters with generally very quirky and goofy personalities...
. In the Digimon 10th Anniversary CD, he contributes another theme song, "Secret Rendezvous". - Takuya is ten years old (original version only), according to a conversation he had with Zoe OrimotoZoe OrimotoZoe Orimoto, known in Japan as , is a fictional character in the anime series Digimon Frontier. In this series, a group of chosen human children are given the ability to turn into Digimon...
in the Japanese version, in which he states, "But I'm almost eleven!" - Takuya was the only child in Frontier to exhibit a "Rookie" form, Flamemon (though Koji is listed of having one as well, Strabimon, though it never appeared in the anime). He was also the first to gain his Human Spirit.
- Takuya's goggles are cracked in the middle of a battle with ShadowSeraphimon, and inexplicably, they are repaired after he achieves Fusion Evolution.